REVIEWS: Westlakes Academy thoroughly enjoys English Revision classes

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Alan David Pritchard was up in Cumbria recently delivering a couple of Hooks, Lines and Thinkers English revision classes to students preparing for their GCSE English exam. One student remarked, “When I went into this, I was expected the usual stagnant talk but I was proven wrong.” Indeed, all the students who attended this course were amazed at just how effective the learning tools were.

“I got everything he said and it sunk in. It was mint!” said Katie, a Year 11 student.

The aim of the course is to show students how to remember over 100 facts needed for their English exam – without writing them down or remembering them through rote learning.

“This course shows students that they are more than capable, that they have the ability and brain-power to learn in ways that are effective, quick and interesting,” comments Alan, who created the course to help students achieve a C grade and above.

Read on to discover what the other students thought about this empowering learning event:  

 Pupils who rated the course as 4 stars justified their ratings as follows: 

• It was fun and rewarding as I learnt a lot for my exam. – Lydia H
• Actively involved, not just writing all the time.
• Helps with the basics of English and the exams.
• It was helpful.
• It’s fun and interesting.
• It was helpful and enjoyable at the same time.
• Full of revision techniques.
• Very fun, and everyone gets involved. – James
• I learnt a lot and it was a great experience.
• I have learnt a lot and also enjoyed myself and found it humorous. – Kaitlin
• The course is interesting, and provides a newer and interesting way of learning.
• Remember stuff without writing it down.
• Good at explaining things, gets you thinking. – Becky
• It is unique and entertaining and unusual.
• It shows a new way of learning. – Rees
• It is helpful, fun ways to remember key things you need for your exams.
• Four stars
• Funny and entertaining. You also learn a lot. – Aaron W
•  I enjoyed the course and I am sure many others will too. 4 Stars because it is not the best course ever, but to me it was brilliant. – Jeff M, Year 11
• Made you think and remember revision techniques.

Pupils who rated the course as 5 stars justified their ratings as follows: 

• It was so much fun to whatever else the school has given us. It was funny and it allowed us to be open and ourselves and it actually helped.
• It was fun.
• The course was educational but at the same time so very interesting and fun. – Ryan
• You had a lot of good methods and the session was good. – Rob
• When I went into this, I was expected the usual stagnant talk but I was proven wrong. – Sam Jones
• Fun, educational.
• Showed a variety of techniques that will help with the exams and it is entertaining. – Steven L
• I really enjoyed the workshop. It was funny and informative. It was interactive, which kept it interesting. - Sylvia W
• Really interesting and useful.
• It was not boring. We were involved with the activities and did not get bored. – Ruth B
• I know understand you should read the question carefully. Plus it was funny. – Suzanne S
• Very enjoyable and not at all boring. Would recommend this to other students. It’s brilliant. – Amy R
• I actually learned new techniques and will use them because I didn’t get bored. – Emma T
• Helpful, interesting.
• He’s the best speaker we have ever had in school. He made learning enjoyable. – Sophie R
• Seems to help a lot unlike other courses which do nothing for you. – Robert
• It teaches you a different way of revising.
• Easy learning without writing and good fun. – Scott
• It’s fun but also educating at the same time. – Matthew
• It was fun, engaging and I learnt a lot. – Luke R
• He got everyone involved and it was actually a good way of learning and you remember it too. – Lauren
• It’s a fun way to get the class involved and you can learn a lot from this.
• It was very interesting and we all got involved. It was very fun.
• It was awesome”
• I learned 100 things in 2 hours.
• It was fun, everyone joined in. The time flew by. – Kayleigh
• Interesting. It didn’t feel like a lesson and never dragged on. I didn’t feel put on the spot.
• It wasn’t boring. It was a really fun way of learning how to revise. – Kayleigh H
• It got you involved and you weren’t just sitting bored. – Emily T